Friday, September 21, 2012

Over the next few
years, our increased reliance on new energy sources and the ways that we
receive and use power will create many new opportunities for work and study in
the energy sector. During Smart Grid LIVE in Fort Collins, Colorado,
from September 25–27, 2012, high school students and teachers alike will have
the unique opportunity to discover how the natural energy sources we use will
communicate with our homes, vehicles, and businesses to meet the energy needs
of our future. Students will learn this through a smart grid simulation and a
fun but informative presentation by an international leader in energy
technologies.

BAKER

On Saturday, February 26, 2011, students from the Denver Center for International Studies High School, George Washington High School and the University of Colorado partnered with Fulbright Scholars from all around the globe to conduct outreach in the Baker Neighborhood of Denver. [...]

PUEBLO

High school students traveled the East Side on Saturday, switching out porch lights and educating residents about energy efficiency.

Groundwork Colorado hosted Pueblo's first Porch Bulb Community Outreach Event as part of the Take Charge [...]

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Take Charge! is engaging 1,050+ high-school and college students to become Student Energy Ambassadors in their communities, who will in turn reach out to over 35,000 Colorado residents. Student Energy Ambassadors conduct presentations, service learning activities and community outreach events focused on energy efficiency, renewable energy and green jobs. Take Charge! will be in 20 to 30 Colorado communities from 2011 - 2012.

VIDEO

Recovery Act update from Sr. Advisor Matt Rogers. Can you guess how the Department of Energy project funds match up with the Department of Labor training funds?
Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Recovery Act Implementation Matt Rogers shares his thoughts as the Recovery Act reaches a critical milestone -- the end of the 2010 fiscal year and the last day to obligation contract and grant funding under the Recovery Act.
For more information about the Recovery Act at the Department of Energy:
http://www.energy.gov/recovery

HOW

Groundwork Colorado's funding for the "Colorado Student Energy Awareness and Outreach Project" is provided with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 grant funds awarded by the U. S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. Currently, the majority of the total cost of this project is financed with Federal money, and there are $330,000 in Federal funds for this project. This initiative is sponsored by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, the Colorado Workforce Development Council, and the Colorado State Energy Partnership Coalition.